1. Better a bite of dry bread ⌊eaten⌋ in peacethan a family feast filled with strife.
2. A wise slave will become master over a son who acts shamefully,and he will share the inheritance with the brothers.
3. The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold,but the one who purifies hearts ⌊by fire⌋ is the Lord.
4. An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips.A liar opens his ears to a slanderous tongue.